I came across this video today. The video focuses on the education industry (specifically K-12, but adaptable for higher ed), and the need to shift the education model to a more advanced, modernized technology curriculum.
The best quote to take away:
So the coin of the realm is not about memorizing the facts they are going to need to know for the rest of their lives. The coin of the realm will be do you know how to find information, do you know how to validate it, do you know how to synthesis it, do you know how to leverage it, do you know how to communicate it, do you know how to collaborate with it, do you know how to problem solve it. That's the new 21st century civil literacies.
5 thoughts:
Excellent morning inspiration. Great find. It's somewhat ironic that learning environments in k-12 and higher ed would be the most logical place for innovation and change, but in my brief introduction the inside baseball talk is debates of whether to move forward or hang on to the past.
great post. it is funny how the basics of learning/problem solving seem to be back in style. Without these skills, education is wasted.
wow. That pretty much sums up all the frustration with my "education" that I've never been to articulate. So much of my "schooling" involved the memorization of facts, dates, names, etc.. And memorization is generally a worthless skill in a future that enables instant access to information.
I'm so happy people are starting to talk about this. My 9 yr old son is in LPS Gifted program and has been using a computer since the age of 3. He utilizes email, IM, web searches, and of course online gaming on a daily basis. He knows more about computers and the internet than most adults I know yet is continually gets low scores in his technology class. Why?
The first reason given for the low scores is his work habits. He's bored out of his mind because he's way beyond the current curriculum. I'm working to teach him that even though it's boring he still needs to complete the assigned tasks, but it is an uphill battle.
The second reason given for low scores is that he doesn't type correctly. And he doesn't. He taught himself how to type years ago. It will be hard to break him of it. He doesn't understand why it matters and neither do I.
The LPS gifted program provides my child with accelerated Math and Science. Why not technology? And why are we still applying old school tactics to teaching it?
Thanks for sharing the video. No matter how highly technological our education system seems to be now, still, the basics of learning is still very important in education.
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